Lost Pond Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 19, 2026 7:57 AM – 9:53 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.215 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk lead by Ben Peters

The four of us enjoyed a cool, misty morning along the mile+ of trails. An early stop by the pond platform was highlighted by a flyby Great Blue Heron and a pair of Barred Owl hooting from off in the woods. Further down the trail we encountered the first of many singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a flock of Palm Warblers, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker poking its head out of a nest cavity. An early Blue-headed Vireo put in an appearance along with many singing White-throated Sparrows and a skulky Hermit Thrush. On the grassy hill we watched a young Red-tailed Hawk be mobbed by several Blue Jays and Flickers, and had a Rusty Blackbird fly over. Finally after some scrambling up the rocky hill we were treated to a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker before closing out with a (slightly wet) walk back to the entrance.

30 species

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Barred Owl  2    Pair hooting together from the woods near the pond

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Somehow a first for the reservation? Female calling in the woods near the top of the rocky hill behind the transfer station

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

European Starling  3

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  9

American Goldfinch  3

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Rusty Blackbird  1    Flyover seen from the grassy hill, calling. Landed near the top of a distant tree for a minute before dropping down into the woods

Common Grackle  4

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S324193977